Combined radio cabinet and lamp



Juy Il, 1933 J, J. HERLIHY l,917,798

COMBINED RADIO CABINET AND LAMP Filed May 29, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l julyM, i933.

J. .1.v HERLIHY COMBINED RADIO CABINET AND LAMP Filed Ma'y 29, v1950 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Il l Patented July 11, 1933 F it) E JOI-1N J. HER'LIHY,GF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA COMBINED RADG CABNET AND LAMP Applicationfiled Iaay 29,

In some, if not many, instances it is diiiicult to ind a place in a roomfor a radio, as it is an added piece of furniture, and one of theobjects ot my invention is to combine a radio cabinet and a iioorreading lamp.

My combined radio cabinet and floor lamp comprises a hollow base, ahollow standard extending upwardly 'trom the base, a hollow bodySupported on the upper end et the standard, in which a station indicatorand volume control and dial lamp are positioned and operativeconnections between the station and volume control and radio set, therebeing a suitable switch for the reading lamp and the radio circuits.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a combined radio cabinet and floor lampembodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the saine.

vFigure 3 a central vertical section of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail vertical section.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5 Figure 1. l

Figure G is a oiagram of the circuits.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view.

Figure 8 is a detail View.

The reference numeral 9 designates the hollow base of my radio cabinet,which is provided with a loud speaker opening 10 back of which ispositioned a loud sneaker 11. The radio set 12 is also positioned withinthe base 9. The radio set, loud speaker, station indicator and volumecontrol may be oi' any desired construction. ln the claims, for sake otbrevity, the term radio set will include the loud speaker.

A hollow standard 13 extends upwardly from the top of the base to theupper end ot which is secured a spherical body or casing :Bot

y ywhich consists of the lower halt 14C having a I screw threadedconnection with the upper end of the standard as clearly shown in Figure1, but of course any other suitable connection may be employed. rThispart 14 is provided with a radial flange 16 in the upper iace of which agroove 17 is formed, said flange being 1930. Serial No. 457,375.

also provided with screw threaded recesses 18; the other member 19 ofthe spherical body is likewise provided with a radial flange 20, in theunder tace of which is an annular groove 21, the counter part oi groove17. This flange 2O is provided with openings 22 to receive the bolts 23the screw threaded ends of which enter the recesses 18 in the harige 1Gthereby binding the parts 1st and 19 together. A rim 24 is securedbetween the parts 14- and 19 with its edges sealed in the grooves 17 and21, and is provided with a window opening 25 in trout of the stationindicator 2G, back otwhich and in alignment with the window ispositioned a dial lamp 2T supported on a bracket 28.

The station indicator 26 is keyed to a shaft 29, which shaft is providedf'ith a Abevel gear 30 keyed thereto. A station control 31 revolublymounted in the portion let and is provided at its inner end with a bevelgear 82 that `meshes with the gear 32, whereby the shat't 29 isrevolved. As shown, this shaft 29 extendsthrough the standard 13 andinto the hollow base and is provided at its lower end with a bevel gear34C keyed to the shaft 35 journalled in bracket-s 3G within the hollowbase 9, said shaft 35 having a drum 37 keyed thereon. This drum 37 isprovided, preferably, with two grooves in each ot which one end of thewires, or belts 3S are lirmly secured by pins 39, as best seen in Figure7, the wires having substantially one turn around the drum, said wiresrunning over sheaves L10, with their other ends secured in a similarmanner to a drum Ll1 mounted on a shaft 12 connectedwith the condenseror timing device of the radio set.

The upper halt1 19 ot the spherical body is provided with a screwthreaded opening in which a reading lamp support 43 is secured, saidsupport having lamp sockets da to receive the lamps 45, there being theusual chain pulls L16 for the lamp sockets.

As shown in Figure 6, and in Figure 3, a single lead in wire 417 servesfor the radio set and the reading lamp. This wire, or conductor 47 isdirectly connected with the reading lamp socket d5, there being a minuscircuit L18, which as will be hereinafter described is common to thereading lamp, the dial lamp, and the radio set. A circuit 49 is tappedinto the circuit 47 and leads to the radio set switchl 50, which switchwhen thrown contacts with Contact point 5l and thus completes a pluscircuit 5l to the radio set and a plus circuit 52 to the dial lamp 27.

The specific circuits described, the radio set, the reading lamp, diallamp, station indicator, and volume control may be changed -'to anydesired standard plan, my broad invention being the combined radiocabinet and Hoor or other lamp.

A is the circuit between the volume control and the radio set.

That I claim is:

1. In a radio apparatus, a base, a hollow standard rising from the baseand comprising upper and lower sections, a radio receiver including aloud speaker and a tuner arranged in said base, a casing disposedbetween and uniting the sections of the standard and having` a displayopening, a station indicator in said casing movable with relation tosaid display opening, gearing in the base for adjusting the tuner,operating means actuable from the exterior of the casing for operatingthe station indicator, and means extending through the standard betweenthe base and casinA and connecting said operating means in tie casingand the gearing in the base for simultaneous actuation.

2. In a radio apparatus, a base, a hollow standard rising from the baseand comprising upper and lower sections, a radio receiver including aloud speaker and a tuner arranged in said base, a casing disposedbetween and connected to the standard sections and comprising spacedsections connected to4 said members and to each other and a rim memberheld between said sections and provided with a display opening, astation indicator in said casing movable with relation to said displayopening, gearing in the f base for adjusting the tuner, operating meanstending through the standard between the base and casing and connectingsaid operating means in the casing and the gearing in the base forsimultaneous actuation.

3. In a radio apparatus, a base, a hollow standard rising from the baseand comprising upper and lower sections, a radio receiver including aloud speaker and a tuner arranged in said base, a casing disposedbetween and uniting the sections of the standard and having a displayopening, gearing in the base including drums and a cable extendingtherebetween for operating the tuner, an operating element carried bythe casing and actuable from the exterior thereof, a station indicatorin the casing movable with relation to the display opening thereof, anda shaft connected thereto and extending through the lower section of thestandard between the base and casing and in gear with the operatingelement and with the tuner adj usting gearing in the casing.

el. In a radio apparatus, a base having a transversely flat open front,a closure for said open front provided with a sound emission openingtherein, a radio receiving set within thebase including a tuner and aloud speaker. the latter being disposed behind said opening, gearing inthe base for actuating said tuner, a standard rising from the base andcomprising upper and lower sections, a casing disposed between anduniting said standard sections and having a display opening therein, anindicator in said casing movable with relation to said display opening,a shaft in gear with the gearing in the base and connected with theindicator, said shafti extending between the base and casing through thelower section of the standard, actuating means for said shaft mounted onthe casing and operable externally thereof, a lamp in the casing, anelectric circuit including the receiver and the lamp, and a switchdevice for opening and closing said circuit.

In testimony whereof. I affix my signature.

JOHN J. HERLIHY.

